Interviews

Joseph O’Driscoll writer of Scriptures and Cigarettes After a near-death experience, a devout Mormon teenager experiments with the outside world for the first time, risking his relationship with his family and community. As much as Scriptures and Cigarettes is a story about the struggle of ones faith and belief system, it is also a coming […]

Alex Rollins Berg writer of i After a flash flood kills his father, destroys the family farm and leaves him to support his younger brothers, a poor but enterprising teenager sets off to Kuala Lumpur for an iPhone factory job, only to get caught up in the lives of the fabulously wealthy American factory […]

Ludwig Thelin writer of The Last Days of the Dolores Project In a few days, the chimpanzee Dolores will step out of the flight simulator and onto a real airplane, together with the pilot who taught her how to fly, but before the flight, the pilot wants to tell a colleague a secret. […]

Danielle Barcena writer of Silk An abused woman struggles to free herself from her brother’s web of control when a grocery store clerk offers her the chance to escape. In Silk, Paige is having trouble escaping a bad relationship, what was your goal in telling this story? I really like horror and thrillers. I […]

Darren Robert Tibbits writer of Wake Following the deaths of two teenage boys, a small-town simpleton with a hobby of crashing strangers’ funerals makes the locals more uncomfortable by trying to sell his homemade casket. Wake is a genuinely touching story about a man who unwittingly develops a unique bond with a grieving mother. […]

Best Screenplay from the UK Butter Side Up When a hopelessly unlucky smalltime criminal kidnaps a celebrity by mistake, he finds his luck starting to change in unexpected ways. The dialogue in Butter Side Up is fantastically witty and comedic. What was your process in crafting the dialogue in such an authentic […]

Best Screenplay from outside the US, UK and Canada George! An unhappy family man faces another level of his mundane existence when he wakes up to find himself inhabiting a sitcom version of his life. George! is a unique and captivating story filled with both drama and laughter […]

Susan Fleming writer of Six Months of Wonder Woman On her twenty-first birthday, a fledgling poet plans her escape from an alcoholic father; but before she can leave home, her superhero-loving mother has one last questionable lesson to teach. Six Months of Wonder Woman offers a fresh perspective on the coming-of-age story and the […]

Kimi Howl Lee writer of Mouth When a broke Fem-studies major with an unwanted pregnancy assumes an alias and delves into a transactional relationship with an affluent family man, she must masquerade as a suburban trophy wife while finishing her degree––before her dual identity is unveiled. Your script has an authentic story line […]

Wenonah Wilms writer of WAABOOZ A young Native American comic book fan faces his life and fear of dancing with the help of his superhero alter ego. It was refreshing to read a story that takes place in this world. What was your goal in telling this story? Waabooz is set on a […]

Athenia Paris Mekarnia writer of WOLFIE A Muslim man finds a strange woman when he travels to a remote mountain in search of a wolf he encountered as a child. There are many interesting things happening under the surface of Wolfie. Can you talk a little about the themes you wanted to discuss, […]

Jeremy Lerman writer of THE TWELVE PLAGUES A Jewish painter travels to receive a prestigious award, coming head to head with his wife’s new boyfriend, Torah-thumping art patrons, and a slutty parapalegic. How do you stay motivated during the writing process? The early drafts are a slog. I’m not sure there’s a […]

José Luis González co-writer of THE HISTORY OF MAGIC A degenerated traveling Mexican magician and his teenage niece find themselves on the same path of life as he approaches her home in a Texas border town. The History of Magic has various story lines that intersect. How did you juggle the different aspects […]

Kateland Brown writer of HAMBONE Set against the illegal dogfighting scene in Los Angeles, a gangbanger sentenced to community service at an animal shelter forms a bond with an abused pit bill scheduled to be euthanized. What was your first script? What did you learn from it? There’s my first script, and then […]

Dennis Capps writer of CHICAGO SHUFFLE A mild-mannered Prohibition-era accountant has a chance meeting with the twin brother he never knew he had, a brash Chicago gangster, but when he wakes up trapped in his brother’s identity, he’s forced to find himself as he fights to return to his old life. How do […]

Interview with 2014 Feature Finalist Doug Mallette Doug Mallette writer of BAD HOUSE Hoping for a fresh start, a desperate father moves his estranged wife and kids into a mysterious new house, where he soon discovers the horror of the perfect family. Bad House gives the reader a tremendous feeling of dread. In regards […]

Interview with the 2014 Cordelia Award Winner Jason Pittock Jason Pittock writer of FACE TO FACE A cosmetic surgeon’s life starts to unpick at the seams after he accidentally ruins the face of a celebrity client. What was your first script and what lessons did you take away from the experience? I studied […]

Interview with the 2014 Joplin Award Winner Savion Einstein Savion Einstein writer of THE LONGEST BIRTHDAY When a clinical trial in Israel fails to treat her young son’s cancer, a single mother takes him back home to Los Angeles to celebrate one more time. The Longest Birthday is a genuinely moving story about a […]

Interview with 2014 BlueCat Feature Screenplay Winner HF Crum HF Crum writer of 3 FACES OF HUNGER & THIRST The true story of the assassination of a revolutionary Mexican presidential candidate unfolds from the original standoff of three gunmen in Tijuana. contact HF at hfcrum@gmail.com 3 Faces of Hunger & Thirst […]

Interview with the 2014 BlueCat Short Screenplay Winner Jennifer Cui Jennifer Cui writer of WINGED A young Chinese girl ventures outside her home to find a crowd gathered near a dead body, only to find something entirely different upon second glance. Winged is a unique, experimental piece. Explain your approach to telling unconventional stories. […]